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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                                   WGNB CORP.
                        INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

         This Incentive Stock Option Agreement ("Agreement") dated as of March
12, 2002 is made and entered into by WGNB CORP., a Georgia corporation ("WGNB")
and H.B. LIPHAM, III (the "Grantee"), who is an employee or officer of WGNB or
one of its subsidiaries (the Grantee's employer is sometimes referred to herein
as the "Employer').

         WHEREAS, an Incentive Stock Option Agreement was entered into between
WGNB and Grantee on February 12, 2002 and was rescinded by Resolution of the
Board of Directors of WGNB Corp. on March 12, 2002 (attached as Exhibit "A");
and

         WHEREAS, Grantee agrees to the rescission by Resolution of the Board of
Directors of WGNB Corp. on March 12, 2002; and

         WHEREAS, this Board of Directors of WGNB (the "Board") has adopted the
WGNB CORP. Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and the shareholders adopted
the Plan on March 8, 1994;

         WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options
by the Executive Compensation and Management Succession Committee (the
"Committee') to employees of WGNB or any subsidiary of WGNB to purchase shares
of the common stock of WGNB, par value $1.25 per share (the "Stock"), in
accordance with the terms and provisions thereof; and

         WHEREAS, the Committee considers the Grantee to be a person who is
eligible for a grant of incentive stock options under the Plan, and has
determined that it would be in the best interest of WGNB to grant the incentive
stock options documented herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:

1.       Grant of Option

         Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, WGNB, with
the approval and at the direction of the Committee, hereby grants to the
Grantee, as of February 12, 2002 (the "Date of Grant"), an option to purchase up
to One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six (1,576) shares of Stock at a price of
Twenty-Four and 00/100 Dollars ($24.00) per share, which is one hundred percent
(100%) the fair market value. Such option is hereinafter referred to as the
"Option" and the shares of stock purchasable upon exercise of the Option are
hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Option Shares". The Option is intended
by the parties hereto to be, and shall be treated as, an incentive stock option,
as such term is defined under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended ("Code").

2.       Exercise of Option

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         Subject to such further limitations as are provided herein, the Option
shall become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the Date of Grant.

3.       Termination of Option

         (a)      The Option and all rights hereunder with respect thereto, to
the extent such rights shall not have been exercised, shall terminate and become
null and void after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the
"Option term").

         (b)      Upon the occurrence of the Grantee's ceasing for any reason to
be employed by the Employer (such occurrence being a "termination of the
Grantee's employment"), the Option, to the extent not previously exercised,
shall terminate and become null and void immediately upon such termination of
the Grantee's employment, except as provided herein.

         Upon a termination of the Grantee's employment by reason of retirement,
disability or death, the Option may be exercised during the following periods,
but only to the extent that the Option was outstanding and exercisable on any
such date of retirement, disability or death: (I) the one-year period following
the date of issuance of letters testamentary or letters of administration to the
executor or administrator of a deceased Grantee, in the case of the Grantee's
death during his employment by the Employer, but not later than one year after
the Grantee's death, and (ii) the three-month period following the date of such
termination in the case of termination of employment for any reason other than
the death of the Grantee. In no event, however, shall any such period extend
beyond the Option Term.

         (c)      In the event of the death of the Grantee, the Option may be
exercised by the grantee's legal representative(s), but only to the extent that
the Option would otherwise have been exercisable by the Grantee.

         (d)      A transfer of the Grantee's employment between WGNB and any
subsidiary of WGNB, or between any subsidiaries of WGNB, shall not be deemed to
be a termination of the Grantee's employment.

         (e)      Notwithstanding any other provisions set forth herein or in
the Plan, if the Grantee shall be convicted of any act or malfeasance or
wrongdoing affecting WGNB or any subsidiary of WGNB, any unexercised portion of
the Option shall immediately terminate and be null and void.

4.       Exercise of Options

         (a)      The Grantee may exercise the Option with respect to all or any
part of the number of Option Shares then exercisable hereunder by giving the
Secretary of WGNB written notice of intent to exercise. The notice of exercise
shall specify the number of Option Shares as to which the Option is to be
exercised and the date of exercise thereof.

         (b)      Full payment (in U.S. dollars) by the Grantee of the option
price for the Option Shares purchased shall be made on or before the exercise
date specified in the notice of exercise in cash, or, with the prior written
consent of the Committee, in whole or in part through the

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surrender of previously acquired shares of Stock at their fair market value, as
determined by the Committee, on the exercise date.

         On the exercise date specified in the Grantee's notice or as soon
thereafter as is practicable, WGNB shall cause to be delivered to the Grantee, a
certificate or certificates for the Option Shares then being purchased (out of
theretofore unissued Stock or reacquired Stock, as WGNB may elect) upon full
payment for such Option Shares. The obligations of WGNB to deliver Stock shall,
however, be subject to the condition that if at any time the Committee shall
determine in its discretion that the listing, registration or qualification of
the Option Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal
law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is
necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the Option or
the issuance or purchase of Stock unless such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of
any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

         (c)      If the Grantee fails to pay for any of the Option Shares
specified in such notice or fails to accept delivery thereof, the Grantee's
right to purchase such Option Shares may be terminated by WGNB. The date
specified in the Grantee's notice as of the date of exercise shall be deemed
the date of exercise of the Option, provided that payment in full for the
Option Shares to be purchased upon such exercise shall have been received by
such date.

5.       Adjustment of and Changes in Stock of WGNB

         (a)      In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, change of
shares, stock split, spin-off, stock dividend, reclassification, subdivision or
combination of shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering, or any other
change in the corporate structure or shares of capital stock of WGNB, the
Committee shall make such adjustment as it deems appropriate in the number and
kind of shares of Stock subject to the Option or in the option price; provided,
however, that no such adjustment shall give the Grantee any additional benefits
under the Option.

         (b)      If the Company shall be a party to any reorganization
involving a merger, consolidation or acquisition of the Stock or the assets of
the Company, the Committee, in its discretion, may:

                  (i)      Declare that the Option granted hereunder shall
become exercisable immediately notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement
regarding exercisability and that the Option shall terminate thirty (30) days
after the Committee gives written notice to Grantee of his immediate right to
exercise the Option and of the Committee's decision to terminate the Option if
not exercised within such thirty-day period; or

                  (ii)     Notify the Grantee that the Option granted hereunder
shall apply with appropriate adjustments as determined by the Committee to the
securities of the resulting corporation to which holders of the number of shares
of Stock subject to the Option would have been entitled.

         (c)      The adoption of a plan of dissolution or liquidation by the
Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Company shall cause the Option to
terminate to the extent not exercised

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prior to the adoption of the plan of dissolution or liquidation by the
shareholders; provided, however that the Committee, in its discretion, may
declare that the Option shall become exercisable immediately notwithstanding the
provisions of this Agreement regarding exercisability; and provided further that
in the event of the adoption of a plan of dissolution or liquidation in
connection with a reorganization as described in the first sentence of
subparagraph (b), the Option shall be governed by and be subject to the
provisions of such sentence.

         (d)      If any rights or warrants to subscribe for additional shares
are given pro rata to holders of outstanding shares of the Stock, the Grantee
shall be entitled to the same rights or warrants on the same basis as holders of
the outstanding shares exercised on or prior to the date of the expiration of
such rights or warrants.

6.       Fair Market Value

         For purposes of the Plan, the "fair market value" of the shares of
Stock shall be the mean between the high "bid" and the low "asked" prices of the
Stock in the over-the-counter market on the date on which such value is to be
determined or, if no shares were traded on such day, on the next preceding day
on which shares were traded, as reported. If the Stock is not regularly traded
in the over-the-counter market but is registered on a national securities
exchange, the "fair market value" of the shares of Stock shall mean the closing
price of the Stock on such national securities exchange on the day on which such
value is to be determined or, if no shares were traded on such day, on the next
preceding day on which shares were traded, as reported by National Association
of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Service or other national quotation
over-the-counter market or registered in a national securities exchange the
Committee shall determine the fair market value of the common stock in good
faith in accordance with Code Section 422(c) (1) and accompanying Treasury
Regulations.

7.       No Rights of Stockholders

         Neither the Grantee nor any personal representative shall be, or shall
have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of WGNB with respect to
any shares of Stock purchasable or issuable upon the exercise of the Option, in
whole or in part, prior to becoming the holder of record of such shares.

8.       Non-Transferability of Option

         During the Grantee's lifetime, the Option hereunder shall be
exercisable only by the Grantee or any guardian or legal representative of the
Grantee, and the Option shall not be transferable except, in case of the death
of the Grantee, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, nor shall the
Option be subject to attachment, execution or other similar process. In the
event of (a) any attempt by the Grantee to alienate, assign, pledge, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose of the Option, except as provided for herein, or (b) the
levy of any attachment, execution or similar process upon the rights or interest
hereby conferred, WGNB may terminate the Option by notice to the Grantee and it
shall thereupon become null and void.

9.       Employment Not Affected

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The granting of the Option nor its exercise shall not be construed as granting
to the Grantee any right with respect to continuance of employment of the
Employer. Except as may otherwise be limited by a written agreement between the
Employer and the Grantee, the right of the Employer to terminate at will the
Grantee's employment with it at any time (whether by dismissal, discharge,
retirement or otherwise) is specifically reserved by WGNB, as the Employer or on
behalf of the Employer (whichever the case may be), and acknowledged by the
Grantee.

10.      Amendment of Option

         This Agreement and the terms of the Option may be amended by the Board
or the Committee at any time (i) if the Board or the Committee determines, in
its sole discretion, that amendment is necessary or advisable due to any
addition to or change in the Code or in the regulations issued thereunder, or
any federal or state securities law or other law or regulation, which change
occurs after the Date of Grant and by its terms applies to the Option; or (ii)
other than in the circumstances described in clause (i), with the consent of
WGNB and the Grantee.

11.      Notice

         Any notices or other communications to any party pursuant to or
relating to this Agreement and transactions provided for herein shall be deemed
to be given, delivered or received when delivered personally or three days after
being deposited in the United States Mail, registered or certified, and with
proper postage and registration and certification fees prepaid, addressed to the
parties for whom intended at the addresses indicated for each party as set forth
below:

                  WGNB:                        Grantee:

                  WGNB Corp.                   H. B. LIPHAM, III
                  201 Maple Street             Senior Vice President
                  Post Office Box 280          4450 Oliver Lane
                  Carrollton, GA 30117         Douglasville, GA 30135
                  Attn: Chairman

12.      Incorporation of Plan by Reference

         The Option is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of
which are incorporated herein by reference, and the Option shall in all respects
be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The committee shall interpret and
construe the Plan and this instrument, and its interpretations and
determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any
other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising
hereunder or thereunder.

13.      Governing Law

         The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this Agreement
shall exclusively be governed by and determined in accordance with the laws of
the State of Georgia.

14.      Counterparts

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         This Agreement may be executed with counterpart signature pages, all of
which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

15.      Successors and Assigns

         This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and
binding upon the successors and assigns of each party, including the personal or
legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs and legatees of Grantee.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WGNB has caused its duly authorized officers to
execute and attest the Agreement, and to apply to corporate seal hereto, and the
Grantee has placed his or her signature hereon, effective as of the date first
written above.

ATTEST:                                        WGNB CORP.



By:               /s/ Steven J. Haack          By: /s/ L. Leighton Alston
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         Its:     Secretary                    Its:
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(Corporate Seal)

                                                GRANTEE:



         /s/ Sylvia S. Negri                    /s/ H.B. Lipham, III
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Witness                                         H.B. Lipham, III


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